Dysmachus trigonus (Meigen, 1804)
(Fan-bristled Robberfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDysmachus trigonus (Fan-bristled Robberfly)
FamilyASILIDAE (robber flies, assassin flies)
SuperfamilyASILOIDEA (robber & assassin flies, bee flies, stiletto flies & window flies)
InfraorderAsilomorpha (robber, bee, stiletto, window, dagger, long-legged & spider-parasite flies)
SuborderBRACHYCERA (short-horned flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Dysmachus trigonus (Fan-bristled Robberfly) :
1: Dysmachus trigonus (Fan-bristled Robberfly)
10 Jun 2013 OSGR: SZ08 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Mating pair
Image 1: Mating pairImage 2: Mating pair (2)Image 3: Mating pair (3)Image 4: Female of mating pair - enlargedImage 5: Female of mating pair - enlarged (2)Image 6: Female of mating pair - enlarged (3)Image 7: Male of mating pair - enlarged
2: Dysmachus trigonus (Fan-bristled Robberfly)
10 Jun 2013 OSGR: SZ08 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, with prey of Acrosathe annulata
Image 1: Female - abdomen - dorsal view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 2: Female - abdomen - dorsal view - highly enlarged - pale background (2)Image 3: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 4: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - pale background (2)Image 5: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 6: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 7: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - pale backgroundImage 8: Female - lateral view - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 9: Wing - highly enlarged - white background
3: Dysmachus trigonus (Fan-bristled Robberfly)
18 May 2007 OSGR: TF61 52° 40’ N, 0° 30’ E Vice County: West Norfolk (VC 28) England
resting on sandy bank
Image 1: in situ - dorso-lateral view - close-upImage 2: in situ - lateral view - close-upImage 3: in situ - lateral view - close-up (2)Image 4: in situ - lateral view - close-up (3)

Dysmachus trigonus (Fan-bristled Robberfly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Dysmachus trigonus (Fan-bristled Robberfly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Dysmachus trigonus (Fan-bristled Robberfly)
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